"Even though I planned serving the rest of my word at Congress, I know in my own heart it's moment for me personally to move and look for fresh strategies to function", Mr. Farenthold mentioned in a statement Friday, devoting his staff, his family members as well as the Republicans who elected him.

Rep. Blake Farenthold, a Texas Republican who faced pressure to resign after sexual harassment allegations - but said he would retire at the end of his current term instead - unexpectedly announced Friday he would step down effective immediately.

Farenthold pledged to pay back taxpayers, but he has yet to shell out the funds.

The House Ethics Committee announced previous year that it would be investigating Farenthold's use of taxpayer funds to settle his sexual harassment suit, but the findings of that inquiry have not yet been released.

It is unclear why the sudden resignation occurred.

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The game was decided with the megastar at the foul line attempting three foul shots with 1.9 seconds left. Off the court, James gave the all-important IG nod of approval to Simmons' nickname for the matchup.

In December, Farenthold announced that though he will not run for re-election, he intended on finishing out the remainder of his term. Farenthold denied he had used some of the crude sexual language the staffer described. Thank you so much.

Greene had also accused Farenthold of making sexually suggestive comments to her, and said he had told another aide he had sexual fantasies about Greene, according to news reports.

Late a year ago, when Farenthold said that he would not seek re-election to a fifth term, he also pledged to repay the settlement made to his former communications director, Lauren Greene.

"And as a result, I allowed a workplace culture to take root in my office that was too permissive and decidedly unprofessional", he said at the time. "Once the final bill is done and the law is changed and is complete and he can see that, he will make a determination of how he proceeds". Most importantly, I've been able to help countless people, especially veterans with their problems with the federal government.

According to the latest report by Bloomberg , Apple is trying out new screen gestures to make iPhones stand out in future. You have screens with unbelievably thin bezels, screens that respond differently to the amount of pressure applied today.

Kozak disagreed with the switch, saying, "It's wrong at races to lead out children, who are frightened of mechanical things. In all kinds of motorsport, girls advertise the cars and it looks harmonious and pretty". "And they are paid for it".

Manzoor Ahmed Bhat, the youth who was abducted by gunmen on Wednesday in Hajin was found dead on Friday. So far, police have identified the militants as - Abu Muslim, Hubaib, Khalid, Abu Hamza and Haider.

It will examine the conduct of Class 10 and Class 12 examinations by the CBSE in a bid to prevent leak of question papers. The police were able to revive the deleted conversation with help from the WhatsApp headquarters in California.

The case is the latest blow to the Catholic Church as it struggles to overcome repeated sex abuse scandals among its clergy. Nunciature in Washington, D.C.in September 2017, after the Vatican was informed August 21, by the U.S.

The two Prime Ministers agreed that the visit has imparted new dynamism to the multifaceted partnership between the two countries. Recalling his meeting with Modi two years ago, Oli said since then, Nepal has achieved comprehensive transformation in many ways.

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Tim Tebow hits home run in first Double-A at-bat
Drew Gagnon (1-0) allowed two hits over six scoreless innings to earn the win in his Rumble Ponies debut. "It felt pretty good. Tebow and the Rumble Ponies are slated to play the Fisher Cats in Manchester in a four-game series starting Monday, April 16.

Lula to surrender after police standoff
Lula was convicted past year of taking a luxury seaside apartment near Sao Paulo as a kickback from OAS, the construction company. He lost a lower court appeal in January and saw his sentence increased from nine to 12 years.

Record-setter Nadal roars back, Italy hold France
I feel comfortable back on the clay."It's always special to play at home at a bullring stadium, it's very unique". In the opening match, world number 4 Alexander Zverev upset the local favourite David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Chelsea vs West Ham United
Antonio Conte's side will have a game in hand after tomorrow's fixture, so they are still in with a chance. They've lost all three Premier League ties played on a Sunday this season by an aggregate of 8-1.

Jury picked in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial
Bliss's Batson challenge as "ludicrous", saying that prosecutors had agreed to both the black jurors to emerge from the jury pool. Cosby's lawyers, who claimed that the prosecution had objected to the inclusion of a black woman on the jury because of her race.

Charter bus en route to Augusta crashes, several injured
According to NBC affiliate WAGT in Augusta , Georgia the accident happened near mile marker 185 in Columbia County, Georgia. The bus was en route to the world-renown golf tournament, which started at the Augusta National Golf Club Thursday morning.